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Brazil get a free-kick 25 yards out and Debinha's eyes light up.

She has 58 goals for her country and wants number 59 but the free-kick goes wide.

I'd love to tell you chances for Panama, but I can't, they've hardly got beyond the halfway line. Adriana almost gets on the end of a cross, before Lauren heads wide.

The only good news for Panama is that it's 0-0, but for how long?

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Debinha almost gets through, but Panama goalkeeper Yenith Bailey is grateful to grab and fall on the ball. Bailey is going to be very, very busy over the next hour and a half.

It's an attack versus defence kind of game. Tamires makes a mess of a shooting opportunity when off balance and it goes out for a throw-in, to give Panama a much-needed breather.

Another attack from Brazil, it is just relentless. This time Debinha sprints down the right, gets into the box, but doesn't make the most of it, running into red shirts.

It's lovely one-touch football from Brazil with Panama unable to keep up. Bia Zaneratto has another chance, but shoots over.

Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on ITV

It's wave after wave of attack from Brazil.

Panama just aren't getting out quick enough to stop the shots coming in.

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It just seems a matter of time before Brazil score. They have absolutely dominated and have another chance with Antonia, rather rashly, firing over the top from 15 yards.

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Panama are being absolutely overran. Another chance for Brazil as Debinha gets her head to a cross but can't keep the header down.

Panama just can't get out.

Brazil nearly score inside the opening 45 seconds. Bia Zaneratto leads the charge, she slides a pass through to Adriana and she only has the goalkeeper to beat but her shot is saved by the legs of Panama's Yenith Bailey.

Panama are all in red, Brazil in the most famous colours in world football - yellow shirts, blue shorts, white socks.

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Cheryl Foster will become Wales' first World Cup referee in 45 years when she takes charge of Brazil's meeting with Panama in Adelaide.

Foster, 42, has been selected to referee at the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

It will cap a remarkable rise for the former Liverpool striker from Bangor.

She became the first Welshwoman to officiate at a major tournament at Euro 2022 before refereeing this year's Champions League final.

As a player she won three league titles with the Reds as well as 63 Wales caps, between 1997 and 2011, a record at the time.

She began refereeing in 2013 and was promoted to Uefa's elite list in 2020

There were tears running down faces of some of the players in both the Brazil and Panama national anthems.

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• This will be the first ever game between Brazil and Panama.
• Brazil have taken part in every single Fifa Women’s World Cup tournament.
• Brazil have lost only one of their last 18 group stage games at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
• Panama are one of eight teams making their debut at the FIFA Women’s World Cup this year.
• Brazil legend Marta is the top scorer at the Fifa Women’s World Cup, with 17 goals in 20 matches.

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I rarely get to watch Brazil in action but I actually can't wait to be see both of these teams - there's no way this one will end up as a goalless draw.

Brown-Finnis's prediction: 3-1

See all of Brown-Finnis' Women's World Cup predictions for the first round of fixtures in Australia and New Zealand

Karen Carney
Former England midfielder on ITV1

A lot of teams in England are keeping an eye on Kerolin.

She's quick, got great feet and plenty of energy. She's only 23 but she is naturally talented.

In America [with North Carolina Courage] she plays as a centre forward but Pia Sundhage is playing her in centre midfield.

Football royalty Brazil have won South America's Copa America Femenina eight times but are yet to win a World Cup, finishing second in 2007.

Panama are ranked 52nd in the world and this is their first World Cup, winning 1-0 in a play-off against Paraguay in February.

Substitute Lineth Cedeno secured victory for Panama with a 75th-minute goal, heading in a free-kick from captain Marta Cox at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton to become the 32nd, and last, qualifiers.

"We know everything about Panama. I've been watching; the assistant coach has been watching so many games," said Brazil coach Pia Sundhage.

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We have a new venue for this match as it is the first of five games to be staged at the 13,557-capacity Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, the smallest of the 10 grounds used for the tournament.

It will also host the matches between China and Haiti on 28 July, South Korea v Morocco on 30 July, China v England on 1 August and one of the last-16 matches on 8 August

Forward Riley Tanner was born and raised in the United States but played for her mother's homeland Panama.

Her team-mates call her 'Frozen' because of her supposed resemblance to the film's blonde character Elsa.

She told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ swapping shirts with Marta after the game would be "a dream come true".

"I am super star-struck," said Tanner, who made her Panama debut only this year.

"It's all happened pretty quickly. I went from only visiting Canada and a mission trip to Costa Rica to flying all the way across the world to play in a World Cup qualifier in New Zealand, so it's just crazy."

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Karen Carney
Former England midfielder on ITV1

Pia Sundhage is a European manager in charge of a South American team.

She's bringing defence to this Brazilian Samba team. I think they've got a really good chance in this tournament.